Ravine, Philips roads to have new traffic flow

Early Monday morning, S.J. Gordon Company of Wakefield was attempting to tear down an unoccupied three-story building destroyed in a three-alarm July 4 fire, when a large, top-heavy backhoe toppled over and crashed down on the next-door neighbor’s house at 8 Winthrop St.

Reading junior Ryan Pollock rushed for 193 yards and a touchdown, leading the visiting Rockets to a 28-0 victory at Stoneham on Thanksgiving Day. The teams entered and exited the game at opposite ends of the spectrum. Reading, the 2008 Middlesex League champion, completed an undefeated season with the win, finishing 11-0 overall and 8-0 in the league. Stoneham, losing its last 10 games, finished 1-10 overall and 0-9 in the league.

The Stoneham Theatre goes home for the holidays with a new photography exhibit and show. "The Pleasures of Modern Living,” a collection of digital collages, will occupy the Atelier Gallery, operated via proxy by Winchester’s Griffin Museum, starting Nov. 26. Nadine Boughton, of Medford, is the exhibit’s artist. For content, she puts an unusual spin on scenes from mid-20th century domestic life.

It’s a rare honor for an artist to be tapped to create an ornament for the official White House Christmas tree. So who could have predicted that not one but two women with Stoneham ties would be asked to contribute ornaments this year?